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is inland, having Vera Paz on the north—east, Solola on the south—east, Quesaltenango on the south—west, Chiapa on the north-west, and lands of the Maya Indians on the north; the superﬁeies is about 600 square leagues. .Mo1'e mountainous than Quesaltenango, the climate is perhaps more various, with quicker alternations between temperate a11d cold ; in the valleys, which are well watered, the land is fruitful. The principal productions are wheat, maize, some sugar, sheep, cattle, with fruits and vege- tables peculiar to the temperature of diti'erent localities. It is tolerably well peopled by Indians, spread over the southern parts of the district; the northern parts, par- ticularly towards the Mayas, are but thinly inhabited: there are seine large towns, having from 3,000 to 6,000 residents in and around them. The Quiche is the native language, which is so general, that in some of the villages the Spanish is little used, or scarcely understood. Near the town of Totonicapan there are some springs of thermal waters, greatly praised for their medicinal qualities. At Yxtatan, the last village to the northward, is a celebrated salt spring, from which the inhabitants, about 1,200, derive a proﬁt by selling the salt which they make by the simple process of evaporating the water. At Chiantla, a small village about a league from Gueguetenango, the Indians carry on a tolerably good trade in lead, the ore .
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